For library users who will remain enrolled at Hitotsubashi University after April 2024, the user’s expiration date will be as follows:

Faculty and staff who will have renewed the contractThe expiration date will be extended after April １.
If you wish to extend your expiration date during the current fiscal year, please contact the Circulation Counter. (Weekdays 9:00-17:00)
Students who will extend enrollment
(enrolled under the same ID)		We will extend the expiration date around March 9, and inform you on MyLibrary.
We will NOT extend the due date of books, so please renew your loans yourself through MyLibrary.
Students continuing their education on campus or finding a job on campusIf you have documents (e.g., Letter of Admission) confirming your higher education or employment, you can issue a temporary Library card expire on March 31. Please contact the Circulation Counter with your documents. (Weekdays 9:00-17:00)
You CANNOT transfer borrowed items to a new student ID number. Please return them by March 31.
*Overdue penalties will carry over.

More information if you will graduate or retire

You must return all library materials when you graduate or retire in March 2024.
Please check your circulation status on MyLibrary.

All library services, including MyLibrary, expire at the end of your enrollment period.

For those who are graduating or completing their studies, it will expire on March 15, 2024, and for those who are retiring, it will expire on the end date of employment.
Please note that the expiration date is different from some Information Systems Management Headquarters services, such as Gmail.

You can return them to the book return drop outside the entrance or also mail them back.

The delivery address is as follows;

2-1, Naka, Kunitachi-Shi, Tokyo, 186-8602
Hitotsubashi University Library, Circulation Counter

  • Send them by traceable service. (e.g. “Yu-Pack", “Letter Pack" of Japan Post co., ltd.)
  • Wrap the books in a plastic bag to prevent rain and water.
  • Pay the postage yourself.
  • If there is the product name field, please write “Return Book".

Due to the heavy snow, library will close at 17:00 on February 5, 2024.
We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

Due to Heavy Snow, opening hours of library might change between the afternoon of February 5 and the morning of February 6.

As soon as it is decided, we will inform you on the website and the bulletin board inside the library.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your cooperation.

Due to the the entrance examination, the Library will be closed on February 25 and 26, 2024.
We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

Due to the preparations for the the entrance examination, library will close at 17:00 on February 24, 2024.
We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

〈Schedule〉
9:00 – 17:00 on Sunday, 25th Feb. 2024 (Japan Time)

〈Suspended service〉
All JapanKnowledge Services (JapanKnowledge Lib, Select contents and JKBooks)

Our website will be down for maintenance from 13:00 on 1/30（Tue.）. The outage might have to be extended if any unanticipated problems occur. During maintenance, urgent messages will be posted on Facebook and X(formerly Twitter).

You can still use HERMES-Search, HERMES-Catalog, MyLibrary, and HERMES-IR.

We thank you for your understanding.

〈Schedule〉
From 21:00 on Wednesday, 31th Jan. to 3:00 on Thursday, 1st Feb. 2024 (Japan Time)

〈Suspended service〉
All JapanKnowledge Services (JapanKnowledge Lib, Select contents and JKBooks)

The Library offers long-term loans for the Spring Vacation.

Period: January 29 – April 3, 2024

CategoryDate due
Undergraduate studentsThursday, April 18, 2024
Graduate students: Books for StudyThursday, April 18, 2024
Graduate students: Books for Research2 months (as usual)
  • This does not include bound periodicals, and “not for loan” items.
  • When the expiration date of the student ID card is earlier than the due date, the expiration date will be regarded as the due date.
  • The loan period of the Chiyoda Campus Library materials will also be extended on the same schedule.

About Renewal

  • Users can renew materials already borrowed into the long-term loan period, unless the materials are overdue or have been reserved by another user.
  • Using MyLibrary, users can view their checked-out or reserved items and renew their loans.
  • When using MyLibrary, users can renew into the long-term loan period from 9 a.m. on January 29.